A Smart Workflow for Narrators Working with Self-Publishing Authors

If you’re a narrator who often works directly with self-publishing authors, you probably know the challenge: You’re not only the voice talent, you’re also the recording engineer, editor, and sometimes even the entire post-production department.

How to deliver an audiobook with just a few minutes of post-production time

Narrafix can help you to automates a huge part of the technical work so you can focus on what you do best: The Narration. That’s exactly where this workflow comes in. It’s designed to make your life easier while keeping the quality high and the workflow simple.

🎙 Step 1: Recording - Do what you do best

Record your audiobook as you normally would, using your preferred software (Reaper, Audacity, Cubase, etc.). You don’t have to worry about cutting or editing while recording, just focus on a natural, engaging read. You can export your files with or without mastering (Narrafix handles both).

☁️ Step 2: Upload to Narrafix

Once your recordings are ready, go to Narrafix and create a new project. Upload all your chapter files in one go and add your script as a PDF.

Activate both modules:

• Auto-Cut – for automated editing and removal of misreads and repeats.
• Proofing – for automatic checking against the script.

Narrafix will handle the rest - cutting, aligning, and checking everything for text accuracy. In the time Narrafix does the processing, you can relax or do other work, even shut down your laptop - it's all happening on our servers.

👀 Step 3: Quick Check in Narrafix Studio

After processing, open your project in Narrafix Studio for a short review. You’ll see proofing markers (these show where the software found possible deviations).

Here’s what to do:

• Skim through the markers and delete irrelevant markers
• Randomly check the “Show Edits” view to quickly see what Auto-Cut did and adjust if necessary

This “quick pass” shouldn’t take longer than 30–40 minutes for a 10-hour audiobook - and it’s enough to make sure everything looks and sounds right before finalizing. If Narrafix should have missed some parts, you will realize easily with just a quick glimpse over the proofing markers. You can then easily adjust.

🎧 Step 4: Pickups and Corrections

When you’re done with the review, download the edited WAV files from Narrafix Studio. Open them in your DAW (Cubase, Reaper, Logic, etc.).

Just keep Narrafix Studio open, click through the markers and have your audio software open in another window and record your pickups and fix the spots you noted earlier. This workflow is fast and precise - and still gives you full control to polish the parts that matter most.

🚀 Step 5: Deliver to your client for final listen-through

When you’re done with your corrections, export your final files. These are ready to deliver to your author or client. They will take care of the final listen-through, since most authors will do so (or insist) anyways. If they have feedback or you missed some spots, you will be told in the revision round and you can make those adjustments - but you’ll already be much faster and more consistent than with manual editing from scratch.

❤️ Why this workflow works so well

• Narrafix takes care of everything repetitive — cutting, checking, organizing.
• You stay in charge of what really matters — performance and sound.
• You deliver better quality faster, with a process that feels light and intuitive.

Many narrators using this workflow say it cut their editing time by 80% - while improving overall consistency and reliability.